Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1924, Page 17

REAL ESTATE.. BAD WEATHER RETARDS BUSINESS, EXPERT SAYS Unseasonable Atmospheric Conditions, How- ever, Seldorn Hurt Trade Permanently—Belated Winter Storms Affect Spring Sales, He Declares. BY ROGER W. BAHSON. BABSON PARK, Fla, April 19.— The weather is not a fundamental factor in the general business situa- tion, but unseasonable conditions are | liable to have a decided temporary | offect. Whether the long swing is up- ward or downward unexpected de- | velopment and discouraging reports rom the weather bureau may things temporarily. An unsea fall last year, for instance, left re- tailers all over the country with a large stock of goods which either has to be sacrificed at a loss or carried] over for another year. Nor has this Spring been any better. The worst storms of the winter came in March, when they should have come in Jan- uary or February. At the season of the year when spring should be in evidence trains have been blocked, wires down, motor cars and stalled in ‘snow drifts. this belated winter has & fered with spring business. It has interrupted the marketing of grain; delayed the planting of oats and oth: er croj and since most of us buy our spring go0ods by the weather rather than by the calendar, generat retail trade in many sections has come almost to a standstill. Unseasonable Weather Conditions. Business men should keep in mind, however, the fact that weather con- ditions hurt trade perma- casonable weather tends 1o delay business just as a dam may temporarily delay the water i stream, but just as back on to schedule this vol- ume umulated business comes with a rush, just as water may be depended upon to come down stream Naturally | then there trucks | reatly inter- | fight should go ou so long as thelr pocketbooks have not been touched: but when sales begin to fall off, or- ders are canceled, factories are closed and men are thrown out of work because of this muck-raking comes a reaction. The Democrats are likely to suffer from this same law which is causing the Republicans to sweat-today. The in- vestigating committees have already accented testimony which every court in_the land would have thrown out. The unsubstantial stories of com- paratively unknown inidviduals hav. been accepted as the truth and hav been broadcast through the news- papers to the great mass of our peo- ple. When the case reaches a point where the only testimony Congress can take must come from ex-train robters and men and women of more or less upcertain standing a reaction may be expected. The public is heartily sick of this business and trade is beginning to suffer. Senxitive Pusiness Machin. We little realize what a sensitive | machine business has become. Little | things make men cheerful and slight s, building has been held up.d changes cause them to become cau- tious. The Attitude of men toward life, | whether they are hopeful or discour- aged, is a great fa or in determining the immediate business outlook. The major changes in the commreial world can be forecast with accuracy, as these movements depend upon economic law and the position of certain fund- amental business barometers But what is to happen during th ‘fw\\' months will depend very upon the or the lack of confidence displayed by the Ame: |can public. Immediate business will n whether men are actu- |2 v faith or by fear. | If Congress is trying to throw the argely if the dam is removed. Often when trade is checked by bad weather con- ditions it is abnormally good later on The wise merchant will keep this fact in mind and will be ready to take advantage of the good business weather as soon as it gppears. The other disturbance at this tin of a more fundamental nature. lamage to business has the cheap politics indul; ington. This sort of - in place of the construotive tion which should be uttende destroying business confide confidence is a fundamental factor in our business situation. Weather | conditions are mere atmospheric dis turbances; but confidence is the very soil in which prosperity must grow A storm may temporarily delay the | growth of a field of wheat; but if the earth itself is washed away, the crop §s permanently The poli- | ticlans have undermined the. whole field of business activity Republican Vietory of 1920. The great Republic: victory 1920 without doubt caus erta | the party leaders to hecome c The natural result which we today followed automatically is merely in accordance with the eter- nal Jaw of action and reac Moreover. these present de At Washington were forsshadowed directy by the overwhelming el tion 'figures when published four years ago, But anything, even an in- vestigation, can be overdone There never was a bough which comid mot be broken and the hreaking Point in this situation has been reached. If the encmies of the ad- ministration carry it any further, they will lose any advantage which they may have obtained. i People have been willin that the country into a business depression it |is geing about it in the right way. |17, however, Congress is truly inter- »sted in_bettering American condi- {tions it will tum from the diverting pastime of besmirching the charac- ter of any one connected with the opposite political party and will pass the tax reduction bill and enact other |constructive legislation. Already the index of the Babsonchart reflecting general business activity has fallen t0 6 per cent below, as compared with er cent above normal u few. weeks |ago. | MANY RESIDENCE SALES ARE LISTED northwest for Richardson beeame the owner of 1341 | Ingraham streot porthwest, and 1338 In graham street was bought by | Thorup. John J. Darby_ purchase residence, the English-t house at 1514 Webster street northwest. A de tached frame house on Oid Chester road, English village, was purchased by Willis L Lansford In the Burieith subdivision o1 lowing transfers were noted fhis week Nelle T. Mulligan purchased 3319 S streel. Frank Rowe and Herbert Bar iow street : Don G, Ha 1542 ot: Frances M. Reitzel § street. and Eva V. Heth, 3534 S street Oscar for u town e Rock Creek Park from high A location a environt where values are steadily in With proper restrictions acter of development which tion between 16th and l4th s Building Drive out 16th to Alask on 14th to cffice on property. T IXTEENTH TREET PARK In the Chosen Line of High-Class Development Fronting on 16th and 14th Streets and overlooking elevation. ment that speaks for itself. creasing. to maintain the high char characterizes this entire sec- treets, Financed a Ave., then 4 blocks north Edson W. Briggs, Owner 1108 16th Street N.W. Main 5974 14th St. Highlands A Superior Location Inspect 5404 13th St. N.W. 8 Rooms—2 Baths Open Fireplace Attic—2-Car Garage Improved Alley Semi-Detached Open Until 9 P.M. Main 1267 « | next | Elizabeth | : [Yo today THE Room Bungalow of | A Corner Firepl: Too many people nowadays finding & conditions almost in- | tolerable—they cannot find homes, or | |if they fina them the rents are be-| | yond anything that the man of mod- | | erate income can p So it is being | | found that it is cheaper to build a | home, even if one has to borrow the | money to do it The government is asking people | to build. not only because they know a home owner is the best possible | citizen, but because fhe congested | conditions make it imperative that many more homes be built as soon as | possible. So Uncle Sam-is conduct- |.ing dn educational campaign to prove people that from every point of view it is wise for them to own their own homes. He is trying to teach them how to build substantially. eco- nomically, to sec that their money is spent to the best advantage—for | themselves and the appearance fl‘i | their community and neighborhood— | to guide their tastes in both buildthg | |and furnishing, so that America's| | citizens shall have the advantage of | living pleasantly, economically and | | wholesomely in their own homes i And in these simple, artistic, con- venient and ccomomically planned de- | signs that we are offering you from | week to week we are endeavoring | to lend our best aid to that program | of progress. | For the woman who wishes a home 1 to without stairs we are showing ni small, inexpensive bungalow of stuc- In the large cities the ar- | rangement of the three to five room apartments, which are in such great ideal suburb. natural forests. Edgemoor their home. tiful. bath in addition to a large Three rooms and bath ce Lends Interesting Variety to the Well-Lighted | Living Room. are | demand, is usually along one side of | a long, narrow of a bowling alley or a passageway in a steamer | the dining room door, so that trees and rigid restrictions. A typical example is the house Fi at the top of a hill, among many old, EVENING . STAR, WASHINGTON, -D..C, A Practically Perfect Plan for a Five-| Stucco or Shingle hall, reminding one In the smaller town. suburbs, however, the archite arrange five rooms in a more venient and aitractive way. The largest room in this well ar- ranged house, for Instance, the living room. and since it juts beyond the house there is opportunity for an extra group of windows, which give the room light from three direc- | tions. The fireplace, In the comer of the room, lends unusual charm of | variety Opposite the living room, other side of the hail, is the dining room. From the rear of the front hall is a back hall leading into the kitchen; this also serves as a con- venient paseageway to the bedrooms. | A portiere or door, as preferred close this hall from the front o house. The kitchen conveniently ar- | ranged for the work that must be | done there. A dresser for the dishes used in the dining room is close to the be and | an | con- on the t! possible steps need to ectting the ¢able and so o The sink is beneath the window where the light is good, and the housewifs can glimpse what lies b the narrow confines of four The ramme is he tunee with a closet for cooking pots and ketties close beside There also a large storeroom with a place for the ice box and an abundance of shelf room. fewest taken in vond Seatis wall, POE OPERATIONS EDGEMOOR large trees master’s bedroom and bath. on second floor. | two. Built-in garage. SATURDAY, + LIVING/TROOM 13.6+20-0 APRIL 19, 1924. venalve, desirable and popular. Stuc- co can be tinted any number of pleas- Ing toues. ¥lowers look especially well mgainat a flat stucco wall, and all the more at home with the ground |on which it is built This house would, of course, be still more inexpensive if built of ciap- self gplendidly to either. It may be bullt on a 50-foot lot, but a larger lot would naturally be much nicer. And remember, such a little house as this, hugging close to the ground, should be surrounded by fricndly shrubs and flowers and perhaps a vegetablo garden, A house of this type is not only most attractive in -exterfor, but is sure to charm the visitor at every turn when he steps within. room abounds In surprises in the way of convenlence, closet room, view and charm. You will Jove it as you live in it, and your guest when he has seen it will want as he has never before wanted a home of his own. * Since tho prices of materials and labor vary considerably in different localities, we do not attempt to give a definite estimate as to the cost of bullding according to this plan, but suggest that you suit your pocket- Charm and convenience share the honors evenly in this attractive small house. The little service porch is, indeed, a pleasant addition. Many an spent in preparing the watching the din hour vege or er cook may be made a pleasure Instead | the 1attice at | of drudgery if spent here, where roses will be climbing a the side and the garden will be in full view. The bedrooms and bath are in a ection to themselves, and the bath onveniently placed between the There is a closet in each room the back hall for 100k on 1 2lso Foth bedrooms one in | the lawn or garden and are well se- | | ctuded from the other part of the house for all it is so small, This bungalow is of metal lath and stuceo, a constructibn which is inex N2l Edgemoor, situated in the heart of Washington’s Country Club District, is the It has every advantage, elevation, large lots, all improvements in, many It is the only Washington suburb where magnificent homes, each an architectural masterpiece, are surrounded by plenty of ground and The environment is fixed; you need not worry about who your neigh- bors may be; they are socially and professionally leaders of the city, who have made Of all the fine homes of Edgemoor, none equal in construction, design and finish, the houses built by Francis Bennett Poe. ctured. Built of burnt rough brick and located its outlook is commanding and beau- Passing through a wide entrance doorway, on the right is a living room, 20 ft. by 25 ft., with a great fireplace. The ceiling is beamed and a story and.a half in height. To the left are the dining room, kitchen, pantry, laundry room, servant’s room and One acre of ground. To inspect: Drive to end of Edgemoor Lane, turn left to property; or stop at our office on Edgemoor Lane. IS Realtors Main 372 'WILLIAM K. HARTUNG & CO. 1108 16th Street N.W. book as to the kind of materials to be used and consult a local | for detailed information as to build- | ing costs. For further information | as to procuring the buifdi his house design No. 54, send stamped and self-addressed enveiop: | PR LICENSE PLAN BECOMES LAW. With the affixing of the signature this week the Kentucky real estate liconse plan becomes | Provisi | practic usetts has Altore throneh atic Real The soneral | out the Nationai Asso ¢ Estate Boards wi interested [ the adoption by the city council |"Minneapolis this week of a_comy zoning ordinance for the city 4400 = = I e == e a = i ===l ful oak floors throughout. vines can cling to it, making it seem | boards or shingles, und would lend it- | Every | bullder g plans of movernor's | for regulating real estate in | of | REAL ESTATE. $570,150 IN PERMITS | FOR WEEK’S BUILDING | Homes, Apartments, Stores, Gas Filling Station and Benovations 1 Are Scheduled. SCHOOL WILL COST $124,000 | Holy Name Church Project Is to Be Begun Soon. Builaing permits {ssued by the Dis- trict government during the week reached an aggregate value of $570,- 150. The list follows: H S. Thomas, to build, 1400 Floral treet northwest; $10,000. John W. Glennan, Dean avenue northeast; $3,500. D. J. Dunigan, to build six houses, 5224-5234 7th street northwest; $30,000. Hubert, Inc. to build store, 18 20th strect northwest; $6,000. Willlam W, Christie, to buil Mirnesota avenue southeast; $2,000. M. Rutty, to repair, 3907-3919 Davenport street; $5,600. J. W. Dowling, to build school Holy Name Church, 1 West Virginia avenue northeast: $124.000, Jacob Zarin, 1o build, 1468 Belmont road; $18,000. C.'R. Culligar, to build, 5714 Con- duit road; $8,500. W. . and A. N. Miller, to build, 4421-4425-4429 Lowell street; $19,000 Wallingsford & Connor, to build, 1434-1440 Taylor street; $30,000. D. J. Dunigan, to build, Tth ‘street; $30,000. D. J. Dunigan, to build, 5 §th street: $30.000. . J. Dunigan, to build, 522 set; $30,000. ples Drug Stores, to repair, 3000 street; $1,200. to repalr, 3345-3347 2203 William M. Gain, to bulld, 4937 Con- | duit road; $6,000 S. Beall, to build 3925 McKinley northwest; $8,500 Wardman Construction Company, to build, 0-3302 Cleveland avenue northwi : $25,000. Standard Oil Compar.y. to build gas jtation, 43364338 Wisconsin avenue; 5,00 1. Diamond, to build, 311-315 15th street southeast; $7.500. 1. Diamond, to buZd store, 58 X treot southwest o A, Railey. to build, street northwest; $8,000. | A G. Bailey. 'to 303 to bulld, 4320 | Cedar | build store and! | Phillip C. | MEMBERSHIP LIMIT BANNED BY REALTORS Any Dealer of Character and Pro- fessional Capacity Will Be Ad- mitted to Board. Provisions that no member reaf | estate board shall enforce an arbis | trary numerical limitation on ity active membership has just been in | corporated into the by-laws of thy National Association of Real Estate Boards by vote of its board of di- |Tectors, meeting at the headquarters of | the association. Chicago. The directory gave final approval to a number ol changes in the constitution and by- laws passed on by the national com- mittee of the association at a_mee ing in Augusta, Ga., January 17-1 Inasmuch as the National Associa- | tion is engaged in establishing stand ards for a profession of real estate and inasmuch a it 1imits {ts member - ship to one board in each city, any limitation on entrance on the part o member boards other than qualifica tions of character, business conduct and professional capacity and stand- ing would be, in effect, limitation ont entrance to the profession itself, Gen. Nathan William McChesney of Chi- cago, general counsel for the associu- tion, stated preceding the directors action Sales in Petworth. D. J. Dunigan reports the sale of thé following new homes in Columbia Park and Petworth: Charles T. Hoff- man purchased 706 Ingraham strect; Nicholson, 714 Ingrahani arence R. McClure, 530 Ross A street: C ' Rupertus, . Pickett, offices, 333 Carroll street northwest $35,000, Langdon M. E. Chureh, to build parsonage, 2214 Evarts street north- east; $5,000. _ D. K. Parrott, to bufld, 351 ampton street noythwest; $5,00 liam F. Mever, to build, street northeast; $5,750. . to build, 2622 Brentwood t orths 1243 rtheast; $6,500. Shapiro, to build apartment, venue; $25.000. | G. S. Reed, , 2410-2418 4th | street northeast; ,000. ] | Harry Morgenstein, to build, 6§09 4% street southwest; $3,600. H. B. Mawenstein, to build apart. prnt, 234 15ts street northeast { $10.000. Potomac | to build, east; $20,000 lectric Power Company, 0 Benning road north- The Triangle of Increasing Values Road (Cathedral Ave.). between Connecticut Ave., Massachusetts Ave. and Woodley Over five million feet of land sold. Over 175 homes from $15,000 to $200,000 built and under con- struction. $7,000,000. Wooded v homes, with lots from and Cathedral Ave. Actual improvements and home values exceed la sites 50 to 115 feet front. (Woodley Road). central and side hall Park Off 324 INustrated book, with lots, names of purchasers, mailed on request, Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. Since 1599—No Place Like Home; No Home Like Ours. Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupont Circle, Potomac 2200 Member Washington Real Estate Board. 16th STREET NORTHWEST CORNER of 16th AND WEBSTER STS. (BULLT BY L. E. BREUNINGER & SONS) This residence, embracing quality, comfort. and convenience, is easily distinguished as be- ing one of the most unique and individual residences built in Washington. The entrance at the side permits a center-hall plan, with a spacious living room across the entire front of the house, with open fireplace and a beautiful dining room, breakfast room and kitchen on the other side, with back stairway and lavatory. Second floor contains one large bedroom across the front with communicating bath, also three other large bedrooms and bath, including a sleeping porch. Two large rooms and bath on third floor, also large storage room and cedar closet. Linoleum on kitchen floor, automatic hot-water heater, large two-car, brick garage We invite you to see this beautiful residence. Open for your inspection tomorrow and every day next week | L.E.BREUNINGER & SONS 8 704 Colorado Bldg. - Members Washington Real Estate Board jolc——=lolc—=lale————lalc—=lalc——=]alc——H] A HOME OF THE VERY BEST CHARACTER IN ONE OF THE FINEST & LOCATIONS IN WASHINGTON Beauti- lolc—=|o]c—=ol—=]olc—g——lp]c—>]olc——|ob—=|oje—ra ol c——= 0] Main 6140